"cross country" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cross countries [plural], cross countrys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|+|cross countrys}} cross country (countable and uncountable, plural cross countries or cross countrys)
  1. (sports) A running sport popular in US high schools, colleges, etc., where participants race over varying terrain (e.g. golf courses, roads, etc.) in approximately 5- to 10-kilometre races. Abbreviated XC. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sports, Equestrianism Translations (running sport): крос (kros) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 越野 (yuèyě) (Chinese Mandarin), maastojuoksu (Finnish), cross-country [masculine] (French), Geländelauf [masculine] (German), クロスカントリー (kurosukantorī) (Japanese), 断郊競走 (dankōkyōsō) (alt: だんこうきょうそう) (Japanese), terrengløp [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), terrengløp [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), terrenglaup [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), biegi przełajowe [masculine, plural] (Polish), corta-mato [masculine] (Portuguese), кросс (kross) [masculine] (Russian), mbio za nyika (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-cross_country-en-noun-GZIAQAQt Disambiguation of Equestrianism: 45 38 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 37 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 36 29 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 38 36 27 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'running sport': 81 19 0
  2. A phase of the equestrian sport of three day eventing, which the horse and rider travel over varied terrain and jump natural obstacles. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Equestrianism Translations (phase of equestrian three day event): maastoesteratsastus (Finnish), Geländeritt [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-cross_country-en-noun-lAzhvSBu Disambiguation of Equestrianism: 45 38 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 37 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 36 29 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 38 36 27 Disambiguation of 'phase of equestrian three day event': 7 92 1
  3. (countable) Flight between two points or aerodromes using navigational techniques. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Equestrianism
    Sense id: en-cross_country-en-noun-Qg00IEmw Disambiguation of Equestrianism: 45 38 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 37 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 36 29 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 38 36 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cross-country, crosscountry Related terms: cross-country [adjective], cross-country skiing, Cross County, three day eventing

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